He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

I lent him some money. I wanted him to continue his study at college.

“Never borrow money from friends”, my father said.

We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.

We spent about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.

The leader went so fast that no one could keep up with him.

He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

Lucy always reminds me of my youngest sister.

Tom bought that book yesterday.

The president offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup.

Cars cause pollution but people still want them.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was in imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

My sister is good at cooking. My brother is bad at it.

She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.

I had two job offers upon graduation, neither of which was appropriate for my qualifications.

The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.

The little girl said “Will you help me open the parcel? I can’t do it alone”.

The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

Brian told me that somebody had tracked him in the street.

“You should take more care of your health or you may regret it,” the doctor said to her.